Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 35974, John Goldsmith, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va. Goldsmith, John S. 35974
CONTENTS

35974 Rev INVALID.
File No. 35,974
John Goldsmith Rev Rev War
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2, Page 477
[Arrangement of 1870.]

19. 493 R
Kentucky
John Goldsmith
of Butler in the State of Ky who was a Private in the Comfy commanded by Captain Woods in the regiment commanded by Colonel Matthews in the Virginia line, for the term of two years from Feb 7 1776 to 17
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of $ Dollars per month, to commence on the 4 of July 1825
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 of July 1825 and Sent to G. F. Pope Esqr Shepherdsville, Kentucky
Arrears to 4th of Semi-ann. all'ce ending Sept 1825 $ 16.28
$ 16.28.
{ Revolutionary claim, Acts March 18, 1818, and May 1, 1820. } 1. March 1823

Free Kyles
Secretary of War City of Washington D.C.
2 Cases.
John Goldsmith, 19,711
Joseph Lloyd 19,680-
Bullit Co. Ky.
G. F. Pope, Shepherdsville, Ky.
Recd. 29 July 1828.
on Rev.
page 385
admira
Shepherdsville Ky July 13th
The Rev.
J. B. Barbour
Miss

John Goldsmith Declaration

State of Kentucky Bullitt County
On this fourth day of July one thousand eight hundred and twenty five personally appeared an open Court, being a Court of Record for Bullitt County, John Goldsmith Resident in said County, aged sixty eight years who being first duly sworn according to law on his oath makes the following Declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the acts of Congress of the 18 th March 1818 and the 1 st May 1820: That he the said John Goldsmith enlisted for the term of two years on the day of February 1776 in the state of Virginia in the Company Commanded by Captain Samuel Woodson in the 9 th Virginia Regiment Commanded by Col. Staughton in the line of the state of Virginia on Continental Establishment that he continued to serve in said Corps until the expiration of the time for which he enlisted when he was discharged from the service at Valley Forge in the state of Pennsylvania. That he hereby renounces his every claim whatever to a Pension except the present; that his name is not on the Roll of any state except Virginia. And that the following are the reasons for not making earlier application for a Pension to wit. He obtained a discharge from an Officer whose name he does not recollect and having lost said discharge by accident and having been informed that his Captain had long since departed this life he knew of no person nor does he yet know of any person by whom he could prove his service and he was advised that it would be necessary to prove his service by witnesses before he could be placed on the Pension list but he has lately been advised to apply on his own oath of service. And in pursuance of an act of the 1 st of May 1820 I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818 and that I have

Not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress "entitled an act to provide for Pensions for persons engaged in the Land & Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War passed on the 18 th day of March 1818" and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed. That since the 18 th of March 1818 the following changes have been made in my property. About that time I had an Equitable Claim to one hundred acres of land (of third rate). A man named Colt, about twenty dollars worth of cattle and about thirty dollars worth of hogs. The Deed contains further states that he is a brick layer by trade but is now too old and infirm to pursue it for a support. He has wife nearly of his own age who has been sick for upwards of four years and he has been forced to dispose of his land more & less and a part of his cattle & hogs to pay doctors bills for the support of himself and wife. He has five children to wit three sons & two daughters who are grown and who have left him, and he derives no support from them. The schedule of his property now owned by him is as follows. One Cow & Calf at $7. 13 Head of small hogs - 8 2 Chains - 50 Household kitchen furniture 3.00 1 Small garden hoe, shovel plough & old axe 2.50 $ 20.50. John by Goldsmith Mark

The Clerk of the County Court of Butler County in the State of Kentucky do hereby certify that it appears to the satisfaction of the Court, that the said John Goldsmith did serve in the Revolutionary War as stated in the preceding Declaration, against the Common enemy, for the term of Nine Months, under an engagement, on the Continental Establishment. I also certify, that the foregoing Oath, and the schedule thereto annexed are truly Copied from the Records of the said Court. And I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value, of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is Twenty Dollars Fifty Cents. $20. 50.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court on the 4 th day of August 1818.
Geo. F. Pope Clerk of the Court of the County of Butler

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Goldsmith, Joseph GRADE Private LINE Connecticut
WARRANT NUMBER 5878 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Sept. 23, 1789 to — not shown —
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.